A.G. Burnett appointed chair of Nevada GCB
Ex-gaming attorney Burnett steps into role vacated by Mark Lipparelli last month.
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has appointed former gaming attorney A.G. Burnett as the new chairman of the state’s Gaming Control Board (GCB).
Burnett, who joined the board in January 2011, replaces former chairman Mark Lipparelli in the role which he vacated last month.
He previously worked as senior deputy attorney general in the gaming division and earlier in his career acted as an associate in a Reno law firm engaging in civil litigation.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, Sandoval said Burnett has the “experience on the Gaming Control Board combined with his strong working relationships with regulators and securities regulators in countries such as Macau and Singapore (and he) will be an invaluable asset as the board moves into the next generation of gaming.”
Earlier this week Sandoval appointed to Terry Johnson to the GCB to complete the three-man line-up.
Johnson, director of the state Department of Business and Industry, a role which involves overseeing 635 employees, will join the GCB on 12 November. Unlike Lipparelli, who prior to joining the GCB had worked at Bally Technologies and Shuffle Master, Johnson’s career has only been in the public sector.